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01/01/1940
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Richard Henry Orton, composer
Type: Birth
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01/01/1941
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Netherlands begins taxing wages
Type: Event
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01/01/1941
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Russian general Zhukov appointed chief of general staff
Type: Event
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01/01/1942
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Jaroslav Jezek, composer, dies at 35
Type: Death
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01/01/1942
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Martin Frost, (Rep-D-TX, 1971- )
Type: Birth
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01/01/1942
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George Couroupos, composer
Type: Birth
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01/01/1942
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Gennadi Vassilyevich Sarafanov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1942
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US and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis
Type: Event
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01/01/1942
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Don Novello, [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula Oh, comedian (SNL)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1942
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Rose Bowl played in NC due to Japanese threat-Oregon 20, Duke 16
Type: Event
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01/01/1942
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Country Joe McDonald, Calif, rock guitarist/vocalist (and the Fish)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1943
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Jerilyn Britz, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1943
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Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to lt-colonel
Type: Event
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01/01/1943
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Negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown
Type: Event
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01/01/1944
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Gen Clark replaces Gen Patton as commander of 7th Army
Type: Event
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01/01/1944
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C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
Type: Death
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01/01/1944
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Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa
Type: Event
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01/01/1944
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1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, NYC
Type: Event
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01/01/1944
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Charlie Davis, cricketer (WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1945
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Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33
Type: Death
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01/01/1945
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Jacques Ickx, Belgium, Le Mans auto race (6-time winner)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1945
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France joins the UN
Type: Event
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01/01/1945
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German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels
Type: Event
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01/01/1946
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National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic
Type: Event
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01/01/1946
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Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
Type: Event
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01/01/1946
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ENIAC, US 1st computer finished by Mauchly/Eckert
Type: Event
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01/01/1946
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Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1960)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1947
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Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP (PPR)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1947
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Alexei Ivanovich Bobrov, Russia, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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01/01/1947
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Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer
Type: Birth
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01/01/1947
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Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Rus cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63)
Type: Birth
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01/01/1947
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Benelux agress to work related issues
Type: Event
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01/01/1947
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WTTG TV channel 5 in Washington, DC (MET) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/01/1947
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Britain nationalizes its coal industry
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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01/01/1948
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Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66
Type: Death
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01/01/1948
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1st color newsreel filmed (Pasadena Calif)]=
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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Orissa province accedes to India
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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Italy adopts constitution
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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Bradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test v India
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective
Type: Event
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01/01/1948
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Britain nationalizes its railways
Type: Event
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01/01/1949
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Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko, Russia, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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01/01/1949
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Peter Dormer, arts writer
Type: Birth
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01/01/1949
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Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63
Type: Death
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01/01/1949
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Tokelau (Union) Islands declared part of New Zealand
Type: Event
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01/01/1949
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KTTV TV channel 11 in Los Angeles, CA (MET) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/01/1949
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KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/01/1950
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Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
Type: Event
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01/01/1950
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Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina, Russia, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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